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3 Billion GSM Connections On The Mobile Planet – Reports The GSMA

The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today announced that total connections to GSM mobile communications networks have now passed the 3 Billion mark globally. The third billion landmark has been reached just four years after the GSM industry surpassed its first billion, and just two years from the second billionth connection.
The 3 Billion landmark has been surpassed just 17 years after the first GSM network launch in 1991. Today more than 700 mobile operators across 218 countries and territories of the world are adding new connections at the rate of 15 per second, or 1.3 million per day.
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CEOs Of Leading Mobile Phone Operators Join GSMA Board
The chief executives of MTS of Russia, SK Telecom of Korea, Telstra of Australia, Telecom Italia and Zain, which operates in 22 countries, have all joined the board of the GSM Association... Read more |
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Industry Leaders Headline GSMA Mobile Innovation Marketplace - Americas
GSMA announced the headline speakers for the Mobile Innovation Marketplace - Americas, which is being held in Atlanta, Georgia, June 3 - 4, 2008. Ralph de la Vega, President & CEO, AT&T Mobility; Michael Joseph... Read more |
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A Conversation with Jim Balsillie, CEO, Research in Motion: On Innovation, the Mobile Internet and Managing RIM
During the Mobile World Congress 2008, Myla Villanueva, Chair of the GSMA's Mobile Innovation Market, met Jim Balsillie, CEO Research in Motion (RIM), to discuss his thoughts on the state of innovation.
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Pay-Buy-Mobile Business Model and Market Research reports available from the GSMA
In 2007, the GSMA, working with internationally recognised research and analysis companies, undertook extensive research into the consumer and commercial market opportunities for M-Payment. The results of this research are now available publicly in three reports. |
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Mobile Business Briefing - sign up now
Mobile Business Briefing is the GSMA's FREE global daily e-newsletter service dedicated to covering the key issues critical to determining operator strategies and new business models. |
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Mobile Congress Show Dailies
The GSMA's Show Dailies are produced at the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Congress events. Every edition provides comprehensive coverage of show developments, including news and comment on the biggest stories unearthed at each event. Mobile World Congress | Mobile
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GSMA Horizon Series
The GSMA Horizon Series initiative is designed to provide a range of multi-frequency HSPA Mobile Broadband handsets that will meet the needs of customers around the world. |
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Mobile
Money Transfer
The GSMA's Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) programme was launched
with the aim of tapping the ubiquity and ease-of-use of
mobile communications to enable the world's 200 million
international migrant workers to easily and securely send
remittances to their dependents, many of whom don't have
bank accounts. |
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Security
Advice
Every day, millions of people enjoy the convenience provided
by GSM technology. Today, over 2 billion people have access
to GSM and 3GSM services and this number is growing rapidly.
Mobile phones have revolutionised the way the world communicates. |
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